Ethics Discussion

Analyzing Ethics

Let's finish the discussion from last Monday (4/04) before moving on.

Take a look at these dilemmas for class. To whom are technical communicators responsible in business settings? Are there any non-business technical writing (or communicating) settings?

And what class assignment would be complete without having a homework assignment to follow up? Exactly--none. Here's your Ethical Dilemmas Assignment--due 4/13.

Readings for Today

We'll be talking about ethics and statistics for the next four (or more) classes. In addition to Chapter 3 in your textbook, I'd like you to read the following:

• Huff, Darrel. “How to Lie with Statistics” (pdf) (on Moodle)

• A very interesting Ghost Story

We'll go over these in class, so you may hold off on reading these:

• HIV/AIDS among African Americans

• Don't miss the "Technical Notes" section of the 2005 Surveillance report

We'll finish this up next class. Now, let's talk about your project proposals...

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